Archaeological Evidence and Analysis: A Case Study from Staffordshire

The underlying tenet of this paper is that as the Vernacular Architecture Group approaches its first half-century, theoretical archaeology and the dismemberment of established models will compel more meticulous building recording and a more explicit distinction between evidence and analysis. The fol...

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Published in:Vernacular architecture 2001-06, Vol.32 (1), p.1-15
Main Author: Meeson, Bob
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethnology
Habitat, housing, architecture
Morphological source materials
Technology
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Summary:The underlying tenet of this paper is that as the Vernacular Architecture Group approaches its first half-century, theoretical archaeology and the dismemberment of established models will compel more meticulous building recording and a more explicit distinction between evidence and analysis. The following study illustrates how, in the light of complex recording and analysis, a medieval hall and cross-wing house in Staffordshire has been reinterpreted as a possible house-byre.
ISSN:0305-5477
1749-6292
DOI:10.1179/vea.2001.32.1.1